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Outdrive on 1988 Stardust Cruiser houseboat comes up when the boat is put into reverse. I have been told that this is some type of breakaway pin that needs to be replaced. Online forums seem to be ref… read more

Volvp Penta SX outdrive with 5.0 l engine on my 20 ft Chaparral. Crusing along and suddenly engine revs spike and lost power. I got it back to the dock at lower RPMs. Propeller does not spin freely. I… read more

I have a volvo outdrive 1983. When i go out in the morning I put the boat in reverse to leave the dock. I back out and then throw it in forward. No problems. But when I come in after trolling for 4-5 … read more

Hi, I have a 2001 260 ss formula with a 5.7L GXI-B--DPS outdrive. My throttle seems to have issues. I wanted to change my outdrive oil, and to do that I need to remove the props. Following the instruc… read more

I have a 2003 Crownline with a 305 mercury inboard outboard engine. Yesterday we wakeboarded for a few hours. On our trip back to the boat ramp the boat started beeping twice every minute or so. The b… read more

I just purchased a holiday mansion houseboat w/ a volvo penta 260 V8 (350 cu.in. chevy) engine in it. it have a volvo penta outdrive in it. my problem is when the lower unit will notstay down in the w… read more

I have a 1995 Chaparral with a chevy 350 and a mercruiser 5.0 outdrive. The engine has been running great. I used it one day and it ran well then two days later I got in and it wouldn't go fast. When … read more

I have a Bayliner boat w/ 350 Chev engine and Volvo Penta dual prop outdrive. I recently started the engine after winterizing. The engine sounded great and brought it up to operating temp. The problem… read more

I have a bayliner with a 190 hp mercruiser IO last week I slowly went over a reef and shut down the engine. I raised the motor to the trailer position to allow the boat to float off the reef. When I r… read more

Hello, I have a 1988 donzi with a 3.0l and an alpha one out drive. Recently my friend and I pulled the outdrive off to replace the bellows and shift cable. While at it we replaced the waterpump in the… read more

speedo quit working and then i had no reverse, opened all elec. plugs behind dash, some were wet, seems i had water built up in a couple gauges. now the leg/transmission seems to be locked in reverse?… read more

I have a 1970 180SRV searay with a straight six and a mercruiser outdrive. Last year the outdrive hit a mud bottom at idle speed. I immediately raised the outdrive, whiched worked fine, and went into … read more

replaced both engines this year and when out on saturday.. engines were running at about 3,000 rpm .. boat was moving nicely on plane when all of a sudden one engines rev;s up to 6,ooo rpms and i lose… read more

1988 sunrunner repowered last year volvo penta aq271c volvo penta 290 outdrive. edelbrock carb just replaced with a new one still having the exact problem. Start engine ok run for an hour or even 20 m… read more

I have 1988 bayliner with a 5.7 liter mercruiser and an omc cobra out board the engine just shut down will we were pulling out of the harbor when we tried to restart it it would not turnover thought i… read more

I have a 350 Chevy motor with a 280 H.P. Volvo Penta outdrive. Yesterday, on the lake, I had engine power but no propulsion either forward or reverse. At first it seemed like it moved it thru the wate… read more

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